The Wandering Jew (1920 Thurston), play

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The Wandering Jew (1920) is a play by Ernest Temple Thurston.

Abstract

“A play in four phases”: (a) Jerusalem, time of Jesus; (b) period of the first crusade; (c) Palermo, 1290; and (d) Seville, 1560.

Performance History

Premiered at Manchester, England, on 23 August 1920; then at the New Theatre in London, on 9 September 1920 (starring Matheson Lang) and at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York City, on 26 October 1921 (starring Tyrone Power Sr.).

Adaptations

• The Wandering Jew (1923 Elvey), feature film
• The Wandering Jew (1933 Elvey), feature film
• The Wandering Jew (1947 Barry / 1920 Thurston), British TV production (play)